Like Mt. SAC, times appeared tame at Penn and Drake relays. But the marks belie the races that took place. Highlights in Philadelphia (from a D2 perspective):
- Neely Spence (Shippensburg) easily bested would-be 5,000 challenger Megan Nedlo (Queens) in the women's 5,000, recording a 16:13. Brenae Edwards (Mansfield) also nipped Nedlo.
- Mary Dell (Shippensburg) nearly nabbed D2's best steeple time. Her 10:26 at Penn was the third such D2 time in that event. (Is it me or are D2ers running great in the steeple?)
- While Reuben Sanca (Mass.-Lowell), Amos Sang (Abilene Christian) and Futsum Mebrahtu (Queens) appeared on the start list but not the starting line, Glarius Rop (American Int'l) recorded a solid 10,000, finishing second and just under the auto standard. Nick Hilton (Lock Haven) also dipped under 30 minutes, but Cleophas Tanui (Abilene Christian) did not.
Meanwhile, in Des Moines:
- Anja Puc (Nebraska-Omaha) may give Jessica Pixler (Seattle Pacific) a run for the 800 title, after running a 2:07, second best in D2.
- Add Tom Karbo (Augustana) to your list of steeple podium-hopefuls, after his 8:54.
- Dani Dell'Orco (Truman State) and Morgan Place (Minn.-Duluth) ran under or close to 16:50.
- Place and Minn.-Duluth were second in the college women's DMR, with Augustana right behind. Augustana won the college 4x8.
- Mankato State's men didn't have a good 4x800, as NAIA schools dominated. (And how about that 7:17 in the university race? Wow.) Augustana beat Mankato in the college DMR, as both teams ran under 9. Pittsburg State was best of the smaller schools in the 4x1600 at 13th.
No comments:
Post a Comment